The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-19
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A Spirit" Sings Rule Britain ia"
| While the congregations of many of
the churches and chapels in Newcastle
were last night holding their annual
soirees, bazaars and concerts, the
| spiritualists of the city were at their
rooms in Pilgrim Street, celebrating the
Christmas holidays in their own peculiar
way. Mr.. Everest, manufacturer, of
! Brooklyn, n. Y, a gentle.u auLdentified
With American spiritQallstIc circles, is
at present on visit 10 this locality One
of the objects OF his temporary sojourn
III England is to inquire into and collect
facts relating to all the phenomena
bearing on the subject; and, il order in
some measure to assist him, the gather
| ing OF last night was arranged. The
circle was select one, consisting only
OF members of the society and their
wives, Mr.. Everest being the central
guest. At s o'clock the seance was
formed, cabinet being made in the
usual way by curtain suspended from
an iron rod IN corner of the room, the
ladies and gentlemen present forming
two horseshoe circles. a lady belong
ing to the city acted as medium. In a
corner of the room a fairly good light
was shown by red-shaded lantern. |
DEVOTIONAL exercises having been gone
through, the first spirit" to appear was |
that of a lady about five feet nine |
inches in height, who wore on her head |
a peculiar hood. somewhat after the |
style of those worn by French or Bel |
gan peasant women. The lady wished |
to be introduced to the American gentle |
man, to whom she spoke in whisper,
o. nd
envelope, which together with a pencil |
had been placed in her hands. Mr.
Everest stated in the room that he
recognized the form and spirit as that
OF former lady friend of his own.
Sissy" the little black girl so familiA
IN local spiritualistic companies, next
appeared, and amused with her half
broken English and childish prattle
those present. Some of the timidity she
had before displayed was gone, and the
child advanced to the circle and TOOK
from the hands Of some present the
little Christmas gifts they had proffered
for her acceptance. The form of
George" the Scotchman, next an /
peared, and was evidently in a more
than usually good humOr, for he not
only had no complaints to make regard.
ing the light IN the room, but actually
compllmented the gentlemen at the ,
lamp on the subdued but satisfactory
glow afforded to the circle. For abont
three quarters of an hour GEORGE:
Kept up an interesting conversation :
with those present. He was iocuIar as
usual in many respects, spoke in com F
manner of the season. and
n reply to invitations. favored the
ltters with snatches of Rule Britannia =
The Keel Row, and with quotations
r9m Shakespeare. George" with his
nerriment, after quotations and vocal
lowers, having disappeared. a girl from
hree to tour feet in height appeared
'ut was presently gone. and it was then
tated that the magnetic power was L
Exhausted, and that the seance was
lrtually at an end. The materializs- y
ion was said by experienced persons to n
e very perfect, the light was all that
nder the circumstances could he
eslred, and the Christmas ghosts bio
nd little, male ana female. grave and
muslng, we're distinctly seen, At The t,
lose OF the seance, Mr.. Everest daliv1
req an address on spirituaIism in
-Inerlca: giving historical account Of NJ
HtraoTdlnary manifestations he had =
ltnessed in Boston, Philade'pbie and
roy.-Evening Chronicle. En.;iar,i -4u